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Public Works

The City of Minneapolis Public Works Department aims to build, operate, and maintain the public infrastructure and provide services to the public in Minneapolis. Learn more about Minneapolis Public Works and the services offered below.

Contact Us

Public Works Office350 South 5th StreetRoom 203, City HallMinneapolis, MN 554015-1390

For questions, call 311.

About Public Works

Mission

Our mission is to build, operate and maintain the public infrastructure and provide services with a high performing Public Works Department, where collaborative leadership and public/private engagement are standard business practices.

Divisions

Administration

Surface Waters & Sewer

Solid Waste & Recycling

Water Treatment & Distribution Services

Fleet Services

Transportation Engineering & Design

Traffic & Parking Services

Transportation Management & Repair

Transportation Planning & Programming

Fun Facts

Public Works employees design, build, operate and maintain the following infrastructure:

8,383 Parking meters

21 billion gallons of clean water

57 Miles of parkways

101,000 Water meters

1,093 Miles of roads

100,000 Water service connections

81 Miles on-street bikeways

1,800 City vehicles

85 Miles off-street bikeways

100,000 Street signs

48,000 Street lights

4,042 Retaining walls

99,434 Tons of solid waste

820 Miles of sanitary sewers

18,026 Tons of recyclables

565 Miles of storm pipes

411 Bridges

22 Miles of deep storm tunnels

16 Parking ramps

5.5 Miles of sanitary tunnels

9 Surface lots

35,000 Manholes

800 Signalized intersections

55,000 Catch basins

8,000 Hydrants

10 Storm water ponds

1,000 Miles of water pipes

Last updated Jul 26, 2018

QUICK LINKS

Accessibility: For reasonable accommodations or alternative formats, contact 311. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to call 311 at 612-673-3000. TTY users can call 612-673-2157 or 612-673-2626.